SEC Charges ICO Issuer and CEO With Fraud and Unregistered Securities Offering

SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Loci Inc. and its CEO John Wise for making materially false and misleading statements in connection with an unregistered offer and sale of digital asset securities. read more »

EU investigates Google’s conduct in digital ad tech sector

AP NEWS

European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology. read more »

Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

These payments come in various forms, from royalties for helping to design implants to speakers’ fees for promoting devices at medical meetings, to stock holdings in exchange for consulting work. read more »

Ex-Deutsche Bank trader gets year in prison in spoofing case

REUTERS

A Chicago federal judge sentenced a former Deutsche Bank AG trader to a year and one day in prison on Monday on fraud charges for manipulative trading in precious metals futures, saying the scheme undermined confidence in the markets. read more »